Hello chicks and dudes....
well iv been thinking of doing a build thread on here for a while,
and after finishing the bass i was building and handing it over to its new owner i thought the time has come...
also being told by Nick (thesixthwheel) that i am
"denying all those awesome folks their luthier porn"
well i thought i better do it now.. lol
(that being said... im no luthier... just your everyday guy who builds shit)
alright...
7 string,
25.5,
maple board,
mahogany neck and body,
set neck,
jumbo fretwire,
hardtail,
string thru,
humbucker neck and bridge,
have i forgotten anything?
anyways....
so i love going wood shopping lol....
bought the timber on the 16th oct
started building on the 19th...
and here we are...
anyways... enough talk...
what would a build thread be without pics?
now i dont know if you guys like blurbs for each pic or not... so i'll keep it brief
i hope you enjoy....
a sketch and making templates comes first
full size sketch
wood time (theres a bit of makore there that isnt for this guitar)
neck blank, trussrod routing
i really need to get a bandsaw.... soon...
planing an angle onto the headstocks face
fretboard being bound
binding is oversize at the moment... will be trimmed later..
ready to glue the freboard on
plane the binding flush
rough cut
second rough cut
third rough cut
attach tthe template and set up this router
a couple of passes later
time to slim down the back of the neck... i take a bit off each side then put it in my router jig to rout the rest off...
im tempted to do timber dots as i did on my last build... we will see...
rough shaping the volute area
drill time
now time to figure out where i want... the curves.... lol
done for now
time to start on the back (but not too much as i need timber to stick my templates too and somewhere to put my clamps when i glue the neck in its pocket)
i learnt this one from Mr Patrick
i cleaned it up a fair bit but i havnt taken pics....
and thats where it stands till tuesday
well iv been thinking of doing a build thread on here for a while,
and after finishing the bass i was building and handing it over to its new owner i thought the time has come...
also being told by Nick (thesixthwheel) that i am
"denying all those awesome folks their luthier porn"
well i thought i better do it now.. lol
(that being said... im no luthier... just your everyday guy who builds shit)
alright...
7 string,
25.5,
maple board,
mahogany neck and body,
set neck,
jumbo fretwire,
hardtail,
string thru,
humbucker neck and bridge,
have i forgotten anything?
anyways....
so i love going wood shopping lol....
bought the timber on the 16th oct
started building on the 19th...
and here we are...
anyways... enough talk...
what would a build thread be without pics?
now i dont know if you guys like blurbs for each pic or not... so i'll keep it brief
i hope you enjoy....
a sketch and making templates comes first
full size sketch
wood time (theres a bit of makore there that isnt for this guitar)
neck blank, trussrod routing
i really need to get a bandsaw.... soon...
planing an angle onto the headstocks face
fretboard being bound
binding is oversize at the moment... will be trimmed later..
ready to glue the freboard on
plane the binding flush
rough cut
second rough cut
third rough cut
attach tthe template and set up this router
a couple of passes later
time to slim down the back of the neck... i take a bit off each side then put it in my router jig to rout the rest off...
im tempted to do timber dots as i did on my last build... we will see...
rough shaping the volute area
drill time
now time to figure out where i want... the curves.... lol
done for now
time to start on the back (but not too much as i need timber to stick my templates too and somewhere to put my clamps when i glue the neck in its pocket)
i learnt this one from Mr Patrick
i cleaned it up a fair bit but i havnt taken pics....
and thats where it stands till tuesday
